Living in Pecan Acres, TX: what to set up and who to call
Pecan Acres has no town government of its own, so Tarrant County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District. The The Resort at Eagle Mountain Lake water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.3 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pecan Acres, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Pecan Acres.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pecan Acres.
Start or move service: oncor.com · (888) 875-6279
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from The Resort at Eagle Mountain Lake water system
The The Resort at Eagle Mountain Lake water system supplies Pecan Acres: about 25% of residents live in its service area. City of Fort Worth serves another 24%. Killough Addition serves another 14%. About 36% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Fort Worth as seller) and serves 1,605 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 6.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 95% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. TX2200344.
9 home internet providers serve Pecan Acres
97% of 1,924 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 86% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 83% | 5,000/5,000 |
| FiberFirst | Fiber | 50% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 6% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 70% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pecan Acres’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pecan Acres.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Pecan Acres (59%) is in Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District; parts are in Northwest Independent School District (41%).
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Pecan Acres is unincorporated, so Tarrant County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Pecan Acres spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pecan Acres residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pecan Acres | ZIP’s residents in Pecan Acres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76179 | Fort Worth, TX | 61% | 4% |
| 76071 | Newark, TX | 35% | 40% |
| 76078 | Rhome, TX | 4% | 2% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Pecan Acres
Who supplies Pecan Acres’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The The Resort at Eagle Mountain Lake water system (EPA ID TX2200344). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.3 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pecan Acres?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Pecan Acres?
AT&T, Nextlink, FiberFirst, Spectrum, Verizon, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pecan Acres?
76179 (61%), 76071 (35%), 76078 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pecan Acres in?
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Northwest Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Pecan Acres?
Texas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Tarrant County Early Voting Clerk. Check your registration at teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.